Wednesday, May 12, 2010

1-Uik Project (One Week Project) is an initiative by Portugal's Enchufada label, started by the same guys who make up Buraka Som Sistema (Kalaf, Lil John, and Riot). Believe it or not, those guys have a softer, more relaxed side. It's not all hard kuduro beats. The 1 Uik Project is their stunning display of artistic diversity, proof of their musical and creative range. I’ll let them explain their project in their own words:

“Is it possible to put an album together in one week? Maybe not! But… arriving in Lisbon on a sunny August where life seems to be in slow motion, 148 minutes of conversations with the artist Berry Bickle recorded on minidisk, beats rolling, rimes flowing and a brand new jazz bass, were enough reasons to try. Kalaf and Lil’John decided to start a one-week musical journey to create 45 minutes of poetry and rhythm. To spice things up, they invited friends and guests such as Melo D, Baggi, João Gomes (Spaceboys), André Fernandes, Cyz and Dora Cruz.”

They released a striking album called Strategies of Survival, full of laid-back beats and spoken verse by Buraka’s Kalaf. Unfortunately I can’t find it anywhere. Nonetheless, below you will find video clips of two of their best songs. Brada, available for download below, features Lounge favorite Coca o FSM, while Serenata (Spring Samba) displays Kalaf’s skills as a spoken-verse poet.

Music like this is food for the soul. Alimento pr'alma, say portuguese-speakers. Enjoy the chilled out side of the Buraka boys.

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Caipirinha Lounge is all about music in Portuguese or by Lusophone artists. It's born out of a sincere belief that Lusophone music should reach a much larger audience. The lounge features music from Brazil, Angola, Portugal, Guine-Bissau, Cabo Verde, São Tomé & Principe, Mozambique, Galicia, and even Timor-Leste. Occasionally, there will be posts about singers so good that the fact that they do not sing in Portuguese is momentarily overlooked.

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